Tom Allin

Thomas William Allin (27 November 1987 – 4 January 2016) was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He was a right-arm medium-fast pace bowler who also batted right-handed.[1] He made his debut for the county in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Surrey,[2] and his first-class debut came against Middlesex in May 2013.[3] Allin committed suicide on 4 January 2016 aged 28 in Bideford, North Devon by jumping from the A39 River Torridge Bridge.[4][5][6]

Tom Allin

Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Allin
Born	(1987-11-27)27 November 1987 Bideford, Devon, England
Died	4 January 2016(2016-01-04) (aged 28) Bideford, Devon, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Tony Allin (father) Matthew Allin (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–2013	Warwickshire (squad no. 87)
Only First-class	8 May 2013 Warwickshire v Middlesex
Only List A	17 August 2011 Warwickshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 1 1 Runs scored 0 2 Batting average 0.00 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 2* Balls bowled 102 12 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – n/a Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2013

References

1. "Player Profile: Tom Allin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
2. "Group B, Warwickshire v Surrey at Birmingham, August 17, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
3. "Warwickshire v Middlesex at Birmingham, May 8-11, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
4. "Tom Allin: Former Warwickshire bowler dies aged 28". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
5. "Former Warwickshire player Tom Allin dies at 28". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
6. "Tom Allin: Cricketer took his life in bridge fall, inquest hears". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

External links

• Tom Allin at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Tom Allin at ESPNcricinfo